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11 Market Street, Stranraer

A Category C Listed Building in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9057 / 54°54'20"N

Longitude: -5.0289 / 5°1'44"W

OS Eastings: 205912

OS Northings: 560980

OS Grid: NX059609

Mapcode National: GBR FHYR.579

Mapcode Global: WH1R2.QYGL

Plus Code: 9C6PWX4C+7C

Entry Name: 11 Market Street, Stranraer

Listing Name: 11 Market Street

Listing Date: 17 December 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388127

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41772

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200388127

Location: Stranraer

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Stranraer

Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Later 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 2-bay simple rectangular-plan house facing seafront. Grey squared and snecked bleached whinstone; red sandstone ashlar dressings. Cill course to 1st floor windows; moulded surrounds to openings.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: entrance to outer left; block pediment pilastered doorpiece; foliated tympanum; replacement door; letterbox fanlight; single window aligned above at 1st floor. Bipartite window at ground to outer right; single window at 1st floor; gablehead dormer to roof with exposed rafters.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows; single window to dormer; Velux rooflight. Grey slate roof; stone skews; coped gablehead stack to outer right; circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

Statement of Interest

A good example of later Victorian architecture opposite Stranraer Harbour. Notable for its foliated capitals and tympanum.

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